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REVIEW: “Noir” #1

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(Dynamite Entertainment, 2013)

Review by Brad Gischia

Written by Victor Gischler
Illustrated by Andrea Mutti
Colored by Vladimir Popov
Lettered by Rob Steen
Cover by Ardian Syaf

The lights are low in the smoky nightclub. A beautiful woman sings breathily into a large microphone, and a couple of toughs muscle a handsome man into a backroom. This is what I picture when I think of the “noir” era of film, though I know there is so much more to it. So when I saw that Dynamite was releasing a book titled Noir, I was excited to get a look at it. Continue reading →

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REVIEW: “The Spider” Annual 2013

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(Dynamite Entertainment, 2013)

Review by Brad Gischia

Written by Shannon Eric Denton
Art by Igor Vitorino
Colors by Wes Hartman
Letters by Rob Steen
The Spider created by Harry Steeger

Say the word “spider” in the presence of any comic fan and most of them have already begun listing their favorite Spider-Man comics, cover images flickering through their heads before the words have finished echoing off of the poster-covered walls. But there is another arachnid in New York Continue reading →

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REVIEW: “The Lone Ranger” Annual 2013

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(Dynamite Entertainment, 2013)

Review by Brad Gischia

Written by – Shannon Eric Denton
Art by – Matt Triano
Colors by – Dinei Ribeiro
Letters by – Rob Steen
Cover by – Colton Worley

*Limited Spoilers

I’ve said before how much I love westerns.  From the old Rifleman TV series I watched with my grandmother, to Firefly, everything about the genre is exciting and inspiring.  So what better way to introduce someone to it than through one of the greatest and longest running western stories in popular culture? Continue reading →

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REVIEW: “Bloodshot” #10

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(Valiant Entertainment, 2013)

Review by Jose Sagastume

WRITER:  Duane Swierczynski
PENCILS:  Barry Kitson
INKERS:  Stefano Gaudiano with Barry Kitson
COLOR ARTWORK:  Brian Reber
LETTERING:  Rob Steen

The current issue of Bloodshot picks up exactly where the last issue left off. Our hero has just freed the Psiot Children and is in the process of taking them to safety when a group of mercenaries attack him. This provides us with a really cool action sequence that not only continues to show us how deadly Bloodshot can be but also gives us a peak into the powers of some of the kids with him. Continue reading →

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REVIEW: “Harbinger” #11

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(Valiant Entertainment, 2013)

Review by Jose Sagastume

WRITER:  Joshua Dysart
ARTISTS:  Khari Evans, Trevor Hairsine
INKER:  Stefano Gaudiano
COLOR ARTWORK:  Ian Hannin
LETTERING:  Rob Steen

Harbinger #11 is a continuation of the Harbinger Wars crossover event but is so masterfully written by Joshua Dysart that it doesn’t feel like a tie-in issue at all. Continue reading →